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BRUNSWICK
Has the lowest death rate of
any city its size in the United
States
MRS. RGZIER. WHO
KILLED HUSBAND
AND GIRL. FREED
Woman Who Sniffed Out Lives
Of Two Makes the Usu
al Plea.
ALWAYS TEMPORARY
INSANITY THAT WINS
Defendant Killed Her Husband
and His Stenographer and
Was Tried on Charge of Mur
rer of Former, Not Latter.
(By Associated Presfl.)
Philadelphia, Nov. 3.—Mrs. Cath
erine Rozier was acquited of the mur
der of her husband, Oscar Rozier,
and his stenographer, Miss Mildred
Beckitt by a jury here which was out
only one hour ami forty-five minutes.
The verdict was greeted witli cheers
and Mrs. Rozier fainted.
The plea entered by attorneys for
the defendant was temporary insanity
and the Prosecutor agreed after the
not guilty verdict for the killing of
Miss Beckitt that the same verdict
would apply to the murder of her hus
band as the defendant must have been
in the same state of mnid at both
killing which occurred a few seconds
apart. <
Owing to the prominence of all
parties concerned, with its many sen
sational features, the case has at
tracted nation-wide attention and
there i s a sigh of relief here that it
is over. Th e only comment made by
Prosecuting- attorneys was that “the
insanity plea seems to be a winner
nearly always.’’
GUY H WALKER WILL BE
REPRESENTATIVE OF
FRANK E. BLOCK CO.
Announcement is made that Guy H.
Walker, for many years a conductor
on the Atlanta, Birmingham & At
lantic, has been named as Brunswick
representative of the Frank E.
Block Company, of Atlanta, onerof the
largest candy and cracker manufactur
ing plants in the United States and
that the business at this point wi'l
succeed there is no doubt as the prod
ucts of thi s factory stand in the lead
and Mr. Walker is popular with a
large number of people and is an
energetic sals,than.
■ Just where the headquarters will
be located is not given out as final
clecision has not been made, but it
is understood that it will he convenient
to the business section of the city.
CRISP COUNTY IS 1,000
BOLES AHEAD THIS YEAR
(By Associated Pressl
Cordele, Nov. 3.—Crisp county is
one thousand and seven bales of cot
ton in the lead over October 18 last
year. The ginning shows 7,700
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HEIRESS TO .$25,000
ON CONDITION THAT SHE
GET MARRIED, DECLINES
By Associated Press
New York, Nov. 3.—Heiress
to $25,000 on conditio n that B, he
get married, Miss Ruth Spainier,
21, ha s decided to continue sell
ing bread, jolls and pies in her
mother’s store. Miss SPanier
named beneficiary in the will of
her uncle, Jacob Spanier, who
died in Los Angeles.
“I certainly will not marry
for money,” she said today.
“When I marry, it shall be for
love, and I w : ll not alter my
plans just because of this be
quest.”
BRIWSTER IS HELD
FOR lIMGHTER
But Involuntary Instead of More
Serious Charge of Voluntary
Defendant is Out Under sl,-
000 Bond.
At 10 o'clock yesterday morning
Justices Beach and Hitch rendered
their decision in the case of the state
vs. J. E. Brewster, charged >v : th
murder in connection with the death
of William Blount, as a result of a
blow at the hand s of the defendant
which sent Blount, down, his head
striking a steel rail and from which,
it is alleged, death resulted.
After weighing the evidence of
each witness and giving the matter
serious consideration Justices Beach
and Hitch decided to hold the defend
ant on a charge of involuntary man
slaughter and his bond was fixed at
SI,OOO. As soo n as the amount of the
bond was made knoWn friends of Mr.
Brewster hastened to get him re
leased from th e Glynn county jail and
when the bond was drawn it was
signed by J. B. C. Blitcli, A. M. Ross
and Jack Gardner and the defendant
wa s released. “It’s my first exper
ience,” said Mr. Brewster, “and I
am glad to feel dirt under my feet
•sigain,” be said i the -sheriff’s of
fice. Asked a s to when he would re
sume his place aS ag e nt of the At
lanta, Birmingham & Atlantic rail
road at Thalman n he said he would
go back on Monday and stated that
(he illnes s of his little son would
keep him in the city until that time.
Tile boy has been quite sick but Dr.
J. W. Simmons says he is greatly
improved buf, of course, it is better
that he be kept here i n the city where
he can be easily reached in case any
change in his condition should come.
It is said that th e same attorneys
will represent the defendant at the
.superior court trial, bu Solicitor Sell
ers will Probably be with Attorneys
Farr and Powell when the case is
called in the superior court.
NO SECRET THAT ASTOR
HAS BEEN ASSEMBLING
IMff 1 Hi JV? Jpf-yr TH JN JMOI An
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, NOV. 4. 1922.
j!i| )
"To exercise my right of franchise, kind sir"she said' * ijW^
'Sure, young man, if you re old enough
to vote,’ she said.,
TURKEYS WILL BE
HIGH FOR COMING
OF THANKSGIVING
i
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT
ANNOUNCES THAT TOOTHSOME
BIRD WILL BE COSTLY
- (By Associated Press)
Washington, Nov. 3.—Forebodings
Of high-priced turkeys this year are
seen i n Agriculture Department an
nouncements that despite a steady in
crease In the price of turkeys pro
duction has steadily decreased. The
average price received during the
four months October to January,
1915-1916 was 15 cents a Pound. The
average price received during a sim
ilar period of 1920-21 was 32 cents
per pound, according to the depart
ment’s figures.
In 1900 the census figures showed
6,594,695 turkeys on farms i n the
United States, while i n 1910 there
were only 3,638,708 and in 1920^^^
MOTHER GOOSE—UP TO DATE
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
COTTON, AS PREDICTED
IS HERE SURE ENOUGH
(By Associated p^ss.)
New York, Nov. 3.—The pre
diction of twenty-five cents
cotton was realized today when
December deliveries sold for
251-10 on the market today.
All the months made new
season’s high records.
ROD-STOP FLIGOI
ACROSS COUNTRY
Two Army Aviators Leave San
Diego in Great Monoplane
With New York City as Their
| Destination.
| (By Associated Press)
I San Diego, Cal., Nov. 3.—Lieuten
fcnts John A. Macßeady and Oakley
Kelly, army aviators, took off at
Btockwell Field at 5:59 a. m., today
In an attempt to cross the continent
Brom San Diego to New York with-
But a stop in the great monoplane
■r-2.
I It was the second time within a
Bnonth that Lieutenants John Mac-
Bteady and Kelly had faced an at
tempt to cross the continent with
out a stop In their monoplane. Their
Bilans called for them to fly directly
Brom Rockwell Field here to New
BYork. The plane was loaded last
Blight with 735 gallons of gasoline.
815 gallons of lubici'ating oil and 25
B?alIon s of water. It -was estimated
Bhis would be more than enough fuel
■’or the voyage, which was expected
Bo b e made in 25 to 30 hours/
B Macßeady and Kelly tossed a coin
Bo determine which would Pilot the
Bakeoff. The eoin selected Kelly.
■ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL
I TREE AT MONTGOMERY
| MYSTERIOUSLY REMOVED
I (By Associated Press.)
I Montgomry, Ala., Nov. 3.—The
■Roosevelt memorial tree, (which
lias ben the subject o n the Alabama
Btate Capitol lawn by Montgomery
Boy scouts last Friday, mysteriously
■isappeared last night and today of
ficials still were without the identi
fy of the miscreants,
f A note discovered where the tree
fad stood read:
I "To all concerned: The Daughters
ff the Confederacy are our mothers
■ war mothers), and this is the South,
f her e are no trees in honor of South
frn gentlemen i n the capitol yard at
■Vashington and our war mothers do
fot want this on e here.”
FIRST CASE WHERE
WHITE MAN WAS
HELD AS PEON
GEORGIA YOUTH Is CHARGED
WITH HOLDING AGED
WHITE MAN
(By Associated Press.)
Atlanta, Nov. 3.—For the first
time known in th e south a charge of
peonage is issued against a. youth for
keeping an aged white man a peon.
John Walker is under investigation
for killing Rural Mail Carrier Lang
ston, is charged with holding a fifty
nine year old white man, Pony Thomp
son in Fayette county and making
him work for nearly eight years, pay
ing him only twenty dollars, the aged
peon said. ’
Thompson said he had made two
attempts to ru n away and failed in
each. Walter is being held in jail
and the United States commissioner
will hear the case at once.
SUPT. E. G. GROB, OF JEKYL
ISLAND CLUB, HAS REACHED
RESORT FOR THE WINTER
Supt. E. G. Gi'ob, of th e Jekyl Is
land club, reached the city yester
day from Bar Harbor, Maine, where
he operates one of the New England’s
most Popular resort hotels during
the summer months and where the
Past season has been one of great
success. The hotel closed some time
ago and after winding up business
affairs there and taking some rest,
the popular manager of the famous
resort here, returned.
As to th e coming season, it is ex
pected to be among the most suc
cessful ever known. Gradually con
ditions with masters of finance, in
dustry, political leaders and leaders
in American thought in many lines,
ca n now take th e rest and recrea
tion that Jekyl offers without the
worry tha ttheir great duties required
in those years. It will be remem
bered that conditions during and aft
er the great world war made it so
that many were compelled to remain
at their homes and these, it. is thought
will all he visitors during the com
ing season.
DESPITE INCREASES IN
OCTOBER PUBLIC DEBT
IS GRADUALLY REDUCED
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. 3.—Despite an
increase of two hundred and sixty
five million dollars in the public debt
during the month of October, the
treasury has made almost uninter
rupted progressi n reduction of the
war peak of twenty-six billion, five
hundred and ninety-six million, said
Secretary Mello n i n a statement to
night.
SULTAN OF TURKEY
DEPOSED AND FALL
OF OTTOMAN EMPIRE
HQN.CHAS.ARNOW
IS LOCAL 'VISITOR
Candidate For Senate From
This the Fourth District,
Talks on Issues of Present
Spirited Campaign.
Hon. Ohas. S. Arnow, of Camden,
candidate for the state senate against
Hon. J. T. Vocelle, the regular party
nominee, was among the visitors to
city yesterday and was cordially
greeted by his friends and sup
porters.
Mr. Arnow, talked interestingly to
a Nevv s representative of the present
senatorial fight in the Fourth dis
tract ami he expressed deep regret
that his political enemies had placed
him in the ranks of an independent
candidate against the regular nom
inee. Mr. Arnow says that if the peo
ple of Glynn county really under
stood the situation i n Camden, his
native county, that they would get
some, idea of the causes by which he
is made to appear as an independent
candidate.
“What I am doing at the moment,”
said Mr. Arnow, “is a duty that ev
• ry man owes and ought to pay to
his party. They have called me to
take up a great fight i n the interest
of tlie party ami without malice,
without feeling, without personality,
I have answered that call.”
Mr. Arnow, has served tire state in
the position of state game warden and
h e is well khowm all over the state
PENNSYLVANIA STATE IS
GRIDIRON VICTIM OF NAVY
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. 3.—The Penn
sylvania State, undefeated, for the
past three seasons i n gridiron battles,
bowed in defeat before tire mighty
Navy team, losing by score of 14
to 0.
Perfect Passing and excellent end
runs won for the midshipmen.
NEW ITALIAN AMBASSADOR
Lome, Italy, Nov. 3.—The appoint
ment of Barpn Romano Avezzane as
Italian ambassador to the United
State's to succeed Rolandi Ricci, was
announced today.
LLOYD GEORGE SCHEDULED
TO SPEAK IN LONDON NEXT
(By Associated Press.)
J,ondon, Nov. 3.—Announcement
that Lloyd George had recovered suf
iciently to make a speech here to
morrow has aroused renewed interest
i n the political tangl e of England.
It leads many to think that the
former premier will announce his de
cision on the question of spreading
war o n the conservatives or of co
operating in some quarters.
HOLD-UP MAN AND HIS PAL
SHOT DEAD BY RAILROAD POLICE
(By Associated Press.)
Memphis, Tenn.. Nov. 3. —Jack
Kennedy, alias the “quail hunter,” an
ex-convict, who has served a long
term in the Missouri state peniten
tiary for a hold-uP and robbery of
St. Louis & San Francisco passenger
train, and an unidentified bandit,
were shot and killed, in which rail
road officials here declare was an un
successful attempt early today to rob
the mail and express cars of th e fast
St. Louis, Memphis, Frisco train No.
805, which left St. Louis at 9 o’clock
last night, by a gang of six or more
masked bandits.
The hold-up was planned in Mem
phis about-ten days ago, according to
postoffice inspectors here, who -were
tipped off to the plans of the bandits,
and as a result, all night trains in
both directions on the Frisco between
Memphis and St. Louis have carried
extra guards, heavily armed for the
past week. According to the original
plans, officers say, the hold-up was
to have taken place in North Arkan
sas, but the theft of an automobile
which it had planned to use, uPset
the plan of the band, and caused a
delay.
When the train was brought to a
stop near Marshfield, Mo., shortly
after midnight, according to re
ports received by Frisco officials, a
fusillade of shots was fired by the
bandits, who seemed to be scattered
along the track. This fire was re
BRUNSWICK
Has a landlocked harbor, the
best on the South Atlantic
Coast. .*
PRICE FIVE CENTS
ASSEMBLY WILL
HAVE ALL POWER,
DISPATCH STATES
Only Caliph in Country Will
Hereafter Be Eelected by
the People.
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
MILL HAVE ALL POWER
Selections of a Caliph Will
Come From Imperial Family
and he Must be Best Educat
ed Most Honest and Wisest.
(By Associated Press.)
London, Nov. 3. —A report that the
Turkish Nationalist assembly at An
gora has passed a law suppressing
th e Sultanate of Turkey and the law
of succession to the throne, is con
tained in a dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph from its Constantinople
correspondent, who quote g dispatches
from Angora.
Such action by the national as
sembly would mean, of course, that
the Sultan is deposed. In the future,
according to the dispatches the only
caliph in Turkey w : ll be periodically
elected without government preroga
tive, all power being in the hands of
the national assembly.
TREATIES NtTU UAND VOID
Angora, Nov. 3.—The Turkish Na
tionalist assembly at Angora has an
nounced that it considers null and
void all treaties and conventions con
cluded sice March 16, 1920, by the
Constantinople administration.
SOVEREIGN —RIGHTS
Constantinople, Nov. 3.—The An
gora assembly last night decided
unanimously that it i s invested with
sovereign rights and that the Turk
ish Nationalist government is the key
stone of the Caliphate and today the
newspaper’s carry these headlines:
“Empire collapsed. I n its place
there ha s arisen new National Turk
ish state —Sultanate abolished.”
Tire decision of the assembly was
announced by a salute of 101 guns.
Immediately the soldiers and civil
ians bega n to celebrate to the blare
of military bands and the bright
flares of torch bearers.
Two resolutions were unanimous
ly adopted by the assembly. Th e first
said that by virtue of representation,
sovereig n rights had been vested in
,an inalienable and indivisible man
ner in the moral person of Angora
assembly, which was the only emana
i tion of the nation. The sound reso
lution declared the Caliphate was
vested in th e imperial family of tire
Ottoman dynasty, but that the Turk
ish government remains the keystone
j of the Caliphate.
(■Continued on page 8)
furned by armed guards on the train,
'n the gun figfht that folowed, Ken
nedy and orte of his companions were
instantly killed. The remainder of
the band, which members of the train
crew said numbered at least six, made
their escape in an automobile.
Arrangements had bee n previously
made by postoffice inspectors to form
Posses i n th e neighborhood of Seven
ty-Six, and according to long distance
telephone messages from there this
morning, a number -of posses are in
pursuit of the bandits.
CUT ALL WIRES
St. Louis, Nov. 3—Telephone com
munication with Wittenberg, Mo.,
near where two bandits wer e reported
to have been killed early today in an
attempt to rob a St. Louis-Memphis
trai n o n the St. Loui s & San Fran
cisco Railroad, were cut early today
the local telephone company an
nounced.
Advices at Chaffee, Mo., differed
from information available at Mem
phis, in that instead of members of
the trai n erew being responsible for
repulsing the robbers and killing two,
it was reported the bandits were shot
to death by three special detectives
when they stepped off the locomotive,
which they had uncoupled from the
train as it ran wild through Witten
berg. This report said th e bandits
resisted and were shot down, and that
the engine was recovered.